Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 710 | 790 | 1179 | 839 | 750 | 625 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 279 | 288 | 301 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:33AM1.77m | 10:57PM1.70m | 11:34AM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.30m | 4:50PM0.34m | 5:11AM0.25m | 5:49PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 710 | 790 | 1179 | 839 | 750 | 625 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 279 | 288 | 301 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 308 | 226 | 184 | 133 | 115 | 221 | 175 | 114 | 87 | 60 | 67 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 60 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 373 | 255 | 154 | 126 | 130 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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